1980s Villa Park Nike ad

[Damo70]

All this talk about Nike but we actually won the European Cup with the greatest ball of all time, the Adidas Tango. I was very proud of my cheap plastic imitation one.

[Sam Smith]

There was a sports shop in Shirley called Barry's Sports which had one. My Mom flirted with said Barry and he gave it to her when he had finished with it. Mom framed it and it was hanging in her lounge for years. For my 21st my mates got it off her and had it signed. "To Sam, best wishes, Peter Withe. BE GOOD! It now has pride of place amongst my other memorabilia. It's Class!

Following on from this.....Sorry if it's big but this is the first time I have done it.

[Sam Smith]

mmmmmmmm Impressive fail.

How do I post a picture using an IPad?

[PeterWithesShin]

Have you saved it an image hosting site like imageshack or Photobucket?

[Sam Smith]

Yes.Done that...... Now what?

[Sam Smith]

Sorry that sounded rude. Bickering with the Mrs, that tone was meant for her!

[Breezeblock]

Thank you Clampy! I love you.

If it's the one i'm thinking of, did it flash up 'Congratulations Villa' or something like that at the end?

It was for Davenports wasn't it? Features an old bloke in a cloth cap with his dog Jumping up and screaming "That's it! It's over! We won!!" and runs off down the pub with "Congratulations Villa" superimposed. One of the first examples of "interactive advertising" ever.

[TheSandman]

Another one I can think of is a picture of Big Ron and some of the players with a Rover 800. I think the players were stood around it with Ron in the driving seat. Sure somebody linked it on here but can't re-find it.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sorry that sounded rude. Bickering with the Mrs, that tone was meant for her!

No worries. Apologies for the delay in replying.

Get the url link for the picture, for example if it is photobucket it will start http://img.photobucket

Copy that link and then paste it between between these so as you get [img ]your link[/img ] but delete the space between the g and ]. I have to put the spaces in to show you.

Hope that helps and makes sense.

[PeterWithesShin]

And if that fails PM me the link and i'll post it for you.

[Clampy]

Thank you Clampy! I love you.

If it's the one i'm thinking of, did it flash up 'Congratulations Villa' or something like that at the end?

It was for Davenports wasn't it? Features an old bloke in a cloth cap with his dog Jumping up and screaming "That's it! It's over! We won!!" and runs off down the pub with "Congratulations Villa" superimposed. One of the first examples of "interactive advertising" ever.

I just remember the advert straight after it and the 'Congratulations Villa' bit. The final itself is a blur.

[pauliewalnuts]

Ages ago, I uploaded a larger version of this image:



I'd scanned it and tidied it up a bit. It is an advert from a Villa matchday programme from the early 1980s (obviously).

Just wondering - does anyone have a copy of it? Am sure I uploaded it here, but it was prior to the server move, so the original post will have been lost.

I dont think this was a Nike ad because these shirts were made by Le coq Sportif.

Yes it was.
What is the only logo visible in the picture ?
They also supplied the football boots for the whole team for the final.

Thanks to curiousorange, I have got the scan now, and it is a Nike ad.

I will post the cleaned up version on here later on in case anyone wants it, plus one sized for a facebook background, too.

[robbo1874]

Ages ago, I uploaded a larger version of this image:



I'd scanned it and tidied it up a bit. It is an advert from a Villa matchday programme from the early 1980s (obviously).

Just wondering - does anyone have a copy of it? Am sure I uploaded it here, but it was prior to the server move, so the original post will have been lost.

I dont think this was a Nike ad because these shirts were made by Le coq Sportif.

Yes it was.
What is the only logo visible in the picture ?
They also supplied the football boots for the whole team for the final.

Thanks to curiousorange, I have got the scan now, and it is a Nike ad.

I will post the cleaned up version on here later on in case anyone wants it, plus one sized for a facebook background, too.

that was a bit of a cheeky one by Nike - didn't the le coq shirts have the logo in the numbers on the back of them?

[wookster]

Anyone else remember the Ansells advert that was on TV straight after the final?

If my memory is right it was a Davenports advert

[PeterWithesShin]

Could well have been Wookster.